Author Archives: boogkb

4 October partly cloudy but very windy, from the direction we will be going tomorrow Rest day in this largish (150K population) city. Fried Milk, leche fritas, was on the buffet this morning. The NH group of hotels offers a … Continue reading →

3 October overcast, humid and a bit warm Today we left the Basque region and entered Rioja. The dual language disappeared immediately and welcoming signs from Rioja emerged. We leave behind the Basque wines and a few nice food dishes. … Continue reading →

2 October overcast and windy (especially at 650 meters or higher) clearing to sunny and way too hot for walking Unclean socks, two taped toes. QB walked 13.5miles (felt like 20) of what turned out to be as interesting as … Continue reading →

Adding pictures that did not appear in the previous blog entry. Still trying to figure out this update.

1 October sunny, cool, nice day for a ride; too hot in afternoon for comfortable walking Boogs left Puente la Reina by the puente. QB walked and KB rode but made a poor choice of roads. Decided to try riding … Continue reading →

30 September slightly overcast and a good temp though a bit of humidity Day started with an outstanding breakfast at the NH hotel. Fruit and more fruit. For two days in Pamplona I have been eating fruit and veggies, much … Continue reading →

29 September Very cool morning warming up to nice afternoon A day in the suburbs. Slept in this am and then ate an excellent breakfast at the hotel. I had unlimited fruit, melons of several types, cheeses, local as well … Continue reading →

28 September QB did a long walk and somewhat difficult hilly walk today. First into Pamplona, finishing with a walk over the Magdelana bridge and then up to the bastido. After that hours of touristing around the city and finally … Continue reading →

27 September Cool and sunny. Morning quite cool, almost cold Hilly ride to this small town which appears to be a commuting village for Pamplona. Now descending (with a number of challenging ascents) the Spanish foothills. Pamplona is close at … Continue reading →

26 September Perfect day for walking and riding, both being done. A month of hills through France, we hoped, would put us in shape for the climb over the Pyrenees. It did. QB stuffed herself with Aleve, then walked up … Continue reading →